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Chocolate Butterfly Cake

Chocolate Butterfly Cake

How do you take a boring boxed cake mix and make it into something
special? Add some chocolate butterflies! I made a chocolate cake with a
box of cake mix and store bought frosting. I wanted to add something
to make it look special and I remembered this pin for making chocolate butterflies I'd seen on Pinterest.

I quickly found some clip art online, copied and pasted it into a Word
document, and changed the size to make small, medium, and large images.
I printed two copies and placed waxed paper on top. I melted some white chocolate and spooned the melted chocolate into a piping bag. Then I just traced the butterflies with the chocolate.

You can tell I didn't worry too much about tracing every line or making perfect butterflies. I carefully placed the wax paper on a cookie sheet to make it easier to move in and out of the freezer. I left the chocolate butterflies in the freezer for about ten minutes to harden.

When the cookie sheet comes out of the freezer, gently remove the butterflies from the waxed paper and place them on the cake. Some of the butterflies were one piece and they laid flat.
Some butterflies I made in two pieces and I placed them so that the wings stuck up on the cake.

This technique would work for any kind of design, not just butterflies. You could make other shapes, designs, or even letters.

Is it just me, or do those butterflies look like they're flying around in a glass terrarium? It reminds me of this butterfly project.

I know I'm not supposed to call attention to the background in the picture, but I'm going to anyway because I
just love how my new backdrop did in it's first photo shoot! I love that rustic and cracked paint finish! You can find the directions for making DIY wood photo backgrounds here.

These are lovely, great upgrade to a simple cake. Do you have a problem with the chocolate solidifying in the piping bag as you pipe? I always do whenever I try to pipe chocolate, maybe I'm just not being quick enough! Oh and your backdrop is lovely btw!

Yes, I did have that problem with this project (http://www.thepinjunkie.com/2014/01/chocolate-covered-strawberry-roses.html) but for some reason I didn't have any problems with the chocolate while making the butterflies.

this is such a beautiful way to decorate a cake. I have a soft spot for butterflies so I am so happy you chose them for this post.Thank you for sharing your wonderful blog at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop ♥

Love Love Love your cake! So pretty and delicate! Thank you so much for linking up to "The Yuck Stops Here" link party. We start the party every Monday night at 8:00 pm, and we would love to see you next week!

Hey Bonnie! I LOVE this cake. Just wanted to stop by and let you know I will be featuring your cake tomorrow at the Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop. Make sure to stop by and grab your featured button and link up any posts you may have. Thanks for sharing!